Keyboard Immortal - Chapter 2901

Chapter 1414 Heavenly Demon Empress

Zu An was stunned upon hearing this and quickly stopped.

The woman in black robes also lifted her cloak, revealing a charming and beautiful face—it was none other than Tu Shan Yu, the Queen of Qingqiu.

Years ago, when the demon race passed through Qingqiu, they had shared an unforgettable romance, but unfortunately, they were separated for long periods. Later, he learned that she had entered a certain temple, and he never expected to see her here.

“How did you get here?” Zu An was both surprised and delighted, and ran towards her.

However, Tu Shan Yu subconsciously took a few steps back, pointing at him hesitantly: “Your face…”

Zu An then realized that to avoid his image being etched into history, he had always disguised his appearance to conceal his identity from outsiders. He quickly reverted to his original appearance, and Tu Shan Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She excitedly threw herself into his arms, and the two embraced tightly.

“Brother Zu, I thought I would never see you again!” Tu Shan Yu’s voice trembled slightly. In fact, they had already been separated for long periods in the cultivation world, and the reason she resolutely chose to join the temple was because she didn’t want to fall too far behind her lover.

Unfortunately, after entering the temple, she encountered one unfamiliar world after another, growing further and further away from her homeland. She didn’t even have enough confidence to return, let alone reunite with her lover.

Heaven had mercy; she never expected to meet him here. Had the heavens heard her long-held desires?

Meeting an old friend in a foreign land was a great joy, especially when the other person was a confidante, even closer than an old friend.

“Why are you here?” Zu An couldn’t reconcile the beautiful woman in his arms with the strange black-robed figure from before.

“This isn’t the place to talk…” Tu Shan Yu looked around, then took Zu An’s hand and led him discreetly to a secluded house.

“Why is Brother Zu here?” Tu Shan Yu visibly relaxed after closing the gate, removing the eerie black robe to reveal her graceful figure.

“I came here for the authority of the Asura Path.” Zu An didn’t hide anything from her; if they couldn’t even trust each other, life would be too tiring.

Tu Shanyu was taken aback: “You’ve also come for power?”

“Who else?” Zu’an understood the implication in her words.

“Vimochita, the Grand Elder of the Asura Council, also wants to become the new Asura King.” Tu Shanyu frowned.

“You seem to be his subordinate?” Zu’an remembered that she had previously met Luo Qiantuo as his special envoy.

“Hmph, only nominally his subordinate. How could he truly command me?” Tu Shanyu snorted.

“I remember you entered the Temple of Pleasure and Desire, right? Could it be that you came to this world on the orders of the True God?” Zu’an thought about how various powerful beings filled the Heavenly Court world, yet he hadn’t sensed the presence of the True God. Was it because this world was strong enough to resist the True God’s invasion, or because the True God hadn’t discovered this world?

Now it seemed unlikely that either way was the case.

“Brother Zu, how did you know?”

“I couldn’t find you when I returned to the cultivation world. After some investigation, I found out you entered this temple.”

Tu Shanyu hugged his arm. “Brother Zu, I’m so happy! You actually went to look for me, and you were worried when you found out I was missing. You even investigated my whereabouts.”

Zu An chuckled. “Isn’t that normal?”

Tu Shanyu shook her head slightly. “In our world, you are the strongest person. The women around you are either noble figures like the Little Demon Queen or the Crown Princess of the Human Race, or top-tier experts. Someone like me is too ordinary. It’s already rare to have your favor. How could I dare to hope for anything else?”

Zu An couldn’t help but look at her beautiful face. The unique aura of the fox clan made her perfectly pure yet alluring. He wondered if she had some misunderstanding about the word “ordinary.

” He gently held her hand. “When I get to know someone, I only look at the person themselves, not their status or strength.”

“I’m only now realizing that, so I’m very happy.” Tu Shanyu curled up in his arms, her snow-white tail wagging excitedly.

Zu An recalled the times they rode on the Wind-Fire Wheels in the sky using the Hun Tian Ling (a magical ribbon), and how her tail would look like this whenever she was extremely happy. A

wave of tender feelings washed over him. Remembering his urgent business, he quickly composed himself and asked her the purpose of her visit.

Tu Shan Yu enjoyed his caresses and shifted comfortably into a more relaxed position: “I’m not qualified to receive instructions from a true god. I was sent by the Heavenly Demon Empress.”

“The Heavenly Demon Empress?” Zu An was startled, suddenly remembering that besides the gods, there were also Heavenly Demons in the celestial realm.

Heavenly Demons often stirred the most primal desires in the hearts of living beings, and countless gods and Asuras had been seduced and fallen by them.

Later, the gods united to try and eradicate the Heavenly Demons, but as long as humans had desires, the Heavenly Demons could never be completely eliminated.

Although they successfully defeated the Heavenly Demons, everyone knew that they would eventually return. However, there had been no news of the Heavenly Demons for a long time, and many had even forgotten their existence.

“Hmm,” Tu Shanyu nodded, “She had me infiltrate the Asura Realm, using the Asuras’ jealousy and volatile nature to incite internal strife. As for what the Empress was thinking, I’m not really sure.”

Zu An said in a deep voice, “Why did Luo Qiantuo and Vimalakirti join forces to rebel?”

“Vimalakirti was humiliated in the Heavenly Court years ago, so he harbors deep resentment towards the gods. Luo Qiantuo also harbors resentment towards the gods because his only son died in a war with them several years ago. But the Asura King believed that continuing to fight the gods would ultimately bring complete destruction to the entire Asura Realm, so he wanted to negotiate peace with the gods to recuperate. Vimalakirti and Luo Qiantuo naturally refused, and with the Empress slightly stirring up their emotions, that triggered the coup.” Tu Shanyu explained.

Zu An frowned. This was troublesome. Both Vimalakirti and Rahu had an irreconcilable hatred for the Heavenly Realm, and with the Heavenly Demon Empress stirring things up, it would be difficult to resolve peacefully.

“Since you cooperated with Rahu before, why did you contact his deputy commander?”

“Because the Empress realized that Rahu was unreliable. Although he was grieving the loss of his son, he also deeply loved the entire Asura Realm. If he discovered anything amiss, he might ruin the Empress’s plans, so she sent me to sow discord.” Tu Shan Yu didn’t hide anything and told her everything she knew.

“What was going on between you and that deputy commander, Yong Ye Yuan?”